Les Diatomées - Bacillaria - mon océan et moi

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Jellyfish Pelagia noctilica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"

Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. During the austral summer, the amount of chlorophyll a is so low that the water becomes deep blue, almost purple. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)

Copepode Sapphirina iris (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Préparation et mise à l'eau des mésocosmes sur le ponton de l'observatoire océanologique de Villefranche lors de l'expérience menée en rade de Villefranche en février 2013 (© L. Maugendre, LOV)

Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée

Scientists collecting seawater samples from the rosette (Photo : Stacy Knapp, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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Colony of diatoms genus Bacillaria whose single cells slide against each other (Video : Sophie Marro)

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Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.

Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)

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Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.

Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)

Remote-controlled sailboat

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